Upper Burrell supervisors on Wednesday approved the fourth Marcellus shale well in the township known as the Hephaestus well pad. Other unconventional gas wells in the township include the Selene ...

Construction of the new Calliope Well pad, at 812 White Cloud Road, The so-called unconventional wells into Marcellus shale are used in the natural gas extraction process known as fracking.

Magnum Hunter Resources Corp., one of the early adopters of drilling in Ohio’s Utica and Marcellus shale on the same well pad, expects to have five wells in production before year’s end.

DEP Reports Marcellus Shale Well Blowout Incident Marks Second Since June. Share Copy Link. Copy {copyShortcut} to copy Updated: 4:44 AM EST Jan 25, 2011 Advertisement DEP ...

The Marcellus is one of the company's most lucrative natural gas plays. For instance, the company is targeting a rate of return of over 110% on its wells, assuming that gas prices are around $4 ...

A permit application submitted to the state for earth disturbance activities by a natural gas drilling company is the first sign of life for Marcellus Shale exploration in Lackawanna County in more… ...

The Pennsylvania Recycling Markets Center Inc. (RMC) has formed a new business partnership to collect and recycle plastic well pad liners from gas drilling sites in the Marcellus Shale region of ...

MIFFLINBURG — Rather than tax “back to the stone age” the burgeoning Marcellus Shale industry, state Rep. Fred Keller, R-85 of Kreamer, ...

STATE COLLEGE -- A study of more than 200 drinking-water wells near Marcellus Shale natural-gas wells in 20 counties did not find statistically significant evidence of contamination from hydraulic ...

Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection issued 3,510 Marcellus shale well permits in 2011 and another 1,243 as of mid-May of this year. Previously, excavators were used to rip well ...